Battle of Dornoch

Battle of Dornoch
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1745

The Dornoch Firth from Meikle Ferry
Date20 – 21 March 1746
Location
Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
Result Jacobite victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain Government Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Great Britain Earl of Loudon
Kingdom of Great Britain Lord Culloden
Kingdom of Great Britain Norman MacLeod		 Duke of Perth
Casualties and losses
According to historian Ruairidh MacLeod Government officers including the Laird of Mackintosh surrendered with about forty men.[1]
According to historian Peter Simpson 300 of Loudoun's regiment were taken prisoner.[2] The rebels captured four ships at the Ferry as well as 700 arms that were meant for Loudoun's Regiment.[3]		 None

The Battle of Dornoch took place on 20 March 1746 and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745 in Scotland. However, although recorded in history as a "battle"[4] there was no actual fighting between the two sides. Instead a large rebel Jacobite force advanced on a position held by a force loyal to the British-Hanoverian Government who were taken by surprise and forced into a retreat. The Jacobite advance was coordinated by James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth at Dornoch, Sutherland.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MacLeod4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Simpson. pp. 134–135.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MacLeod5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ MacLeod. p. 333.
  5. ^ Pollard. p. 32.